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East Melbourne - most liveable suburb
A double page of three articles: one nominating Melbourne's most liveable suburb as East Melbourne; another on council's recognising the importance of liveability and what they are doing to promote it; and a third explaining the methodology of the rankings.
Another separate article: a personal view of living in East Melbourne by Lucy Battersby
Letters to the editor in response.
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East Melbourne, Albert Street 254 - Burchett
Built 1872 by John Wright for Alfred Kirkby - owner.
Architect W T Gore. 18 room mansion overlooking Fitzroy Gardens.
1981 bought by the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists as their headquarters.
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East Melbourne, Grey Street 041-043
Description:
A pair of single storey houses in the domestic gothic style. Each has a gabled roof and attic. The gables are distinguished by scalloped barge boards with fretwork cutouts. The houses underwent alterations in the mid 1930s and masonery porches were added at this time.
History:
Not known
East Melbourne, Hotham Street 050
Description:
A fine two storey tuckpointed brick (possibly polychromatic) residence with render string courses, hood mouldings and eaves brackets. There is a Gothic arched entry porch with tessellated tile floor. The ground floor windows have semi circular arches with Gothic hoods springing from the string course. The first floor openings are segmental with a punctuated string above.
History:
On 30 April 1868 architect Geo R Johnson advertised for tenders for the ‘erection of bluestone basement to villa residence’. The successful tender was soon chosen and on 11 May Charles Rippon advised the City Council that John Pigdon, builder of Faraday Street, Carlton would build for him foundations for a house.
East Melbourne, Hotham Street 050 - Burchett
1868. MCC BR: To build house, brick 9 rooms, for Charles Rippon, Esq., corner Simpson Street. Mr. G.R. Johnson - architect to supervise. Both signed, J. Pigdon, 75 Faraday Street, Carlton.
1869-76. Charles Rippon, solicitor.
1880-82. Hon. Graham Berry, M.L.A. member for East Melbourne, Premier.
1883c. Sir Arthur Nicolson, Bart. Vestryman at Trinity.
1887-1918. Dr. Rothwell Adam (1853-1924).
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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 106
Description:
Large two storey house. It has a mid twentieth century extension to the front.
History:
The house first appears in the 1873 rate books and is described as having nine rooms, although the following year the description changes to eight and remains at eight until 1888 when the number jumps to thirteen, and jumps again the following year to seventeen. By this time the house was owned by J. Condell.
East Melbourne, Hotham Street 161, 163 - Burchett
1860. MCC BR: S. Ward to build for Marshall two houses. Ward also builder of 179 Gipps St. 1861. James Marshall - owner both houses. Occupiers: Marshall and Frederick Wilkinson.
1867. J. & R. Bailey. 1869. Edward Barnes. 1878. M.H. Davies - solicitor.
1881. Names mentioned: John Aarons, Stanley Shepherd.
1888. Names mentioned: George Moore M.D. George Young. P.A. Agnew.
1890.
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 129, 131, 133, 135 - Burchett
1867. MCC BR: W. Murdoch to build four 2-storey houses for Mr. R.A. Scott. Architects: Geo. R. Cox.
1868. Scott - owner. Tenants: H.B. McCartney, vacant, W. Baillee ?, J.N. Strongman.
1869. Tenants: Gregory, Bailey, Strongman.
1870. R. Scott - owner. Tenants: R. Johnson, R. Gregory, W. Bailey, G.? Tonzell.
1871. Scott - owner. Tenants: Angus Mackay, Robt. Gregory, William Froomes, Alf. M.
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East Melbourne, Simpson Street 010. Electoral Rolls of 1903, 1906, 1909, 1913, 1919, 1934, 1936, 1939 and1945.
4 x A4 pages of typed notes being the names of residents living at 10 Simpson Street,East Melbourne extracted from Electoral Rolls of 1903, 1906, 1909, 1913, 1919, 1934,1936, 1939 and 1945.
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East Melbourne, Simpson Street 093, 095a - Burchett
Cottages located at top of lane between No.91 and No.95 Simpson Street.
Originally numbered as 10 - now No.93 and 10 1/2 - now No.95a. First mentioned in Directory in 1881.
1854. MCC BR: Lawrence Hanlon to build for self 2 brick and stone cottages, fronting Simpson Street.
1855. Names mentioned: Lawrence Hanlon and James Larking, each a brick cottage, 2 rooms.
1870. G.V. Johnston - owner. Mrs.
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